to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
regret; repentance; remorse
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; like that; that sort of; very
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
long ago; already; a long time ago
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness